Posted!

Join the Conversation

Comments

Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only.
This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you.
You do not need a Facebook profile to participate.

You will need to register before adding a comment.
Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in.

Please be polite.
It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban.
If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them.

D.M. cops probe parking lot robbery report

Des Moines police are investigating a report of an armed robbery in a downtown parking lot Saturday night, and a related police pursuit.

The report said a man was getting into his vehicle in the lot in the 300 block of East Grand Avenue after 11 p.m. when a man approached him from behind. The man grabbed a door of the vehicle, raised a knife and demanded the victim's vehicle keys and wallet, the report said. The victim gave the assailant the keys and left him with the vehicle.

A police pursuit followed, during which the suspect lost control of the vehicle and crashed, the report said.

A separate police report sai that the chase began on Easton Boulevard because an officer saw a black SUV without any taillights. When the officer approached the SUV, the driver started to travel in a turn lane and turned northeast onto Hubbell Avenue, ignoring a red light.

When the suspect tried to turn east onto Guthrie Avenue, the report said, the SUV careened into a yard and garage in the 2600 block of Guthrie. The report said multiple cars and motorcycles were inside the garage and were "heavily damaged."

The suspect tried freeing the vehicle from the debris but gave up and exited through the passenger side, where police were waiting to escort him to the driveway.

A knife was found in the vehicle, and receipts bearing the victim's name were found in the suspect's mouth after the collision.

The man was taken into custody without incident and taken to a hospital for treatment. No arrests had been made by Sunday night.